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USCIS Announces Processing Changes for Waivers of 2 Year Home Residency Requirement

Thu, 12/21/2006 - 8:32pm — RSA
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On 12/19/2006, the USCIS announced Processing Changes for Waivers of 2 Year Home Residency Requirement (which applies to certain individuals who held J exchange visitor status in the U.S.).  First, as of 11/1/2006, the USCIS "Nebraska, Texas and Vermont Service Centers began forwarding to the California Service Center any new filings of Form I-612, Application of Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended, that are based on claims of exceptional hardship or persecution."  Second, "effective October 10, 2006, all INA 212(e) waiver recommendations received by USCIS from the Department of State (DOS) based on a “no objection” statement from the individual’s home country, a request by an interested United States government agency, or a request by a State Department of Health (State Conrad 30) are being forwarded to the Vermont Service Center (VSC) for processing."

Exchange Visitors (J-1)

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The J-1 Visa is for individuals wishing to participate in certain specially approved exchange visitor programs.

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You can search for "H1B Visa Employers" using this database, which was compiled by Antao & Chuang, Attorneys at Law from government sources. This database identifies those U.S. employers who have filed for H-1B visas in the past, or who have at least started the process by filing for the LCA. If you find an employer you are interested in, you can then contact them to inquire as to whether they have any current job openings in your field. Please tell your friends about this valuable resource.

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Foreign Medical Graduates ("FMGs") should be aware that there are "FMG Friendly" employers, and "FMG Unfriendly" employers. This database (compiled by Antao & Chuang, Attorneys at Law from government sources) identifies those U.S. employers who have filed for H-1B visas for foreign medical graduates in the past (or at least started the process by filing for the LCA), and who can therefore be deemed "FMG Friendly". Please tell your colleagues about this valuable resource.

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